The UFC 315 fundamental card is official.
Subsequent month, UFC 315 goes down from Bell Centre in Montreal, headlined by a pair of title fights. In the principle occasion Belal Muhammad defends his welterweight strap in opposition to Jack Della Maddalena. Muhammad was initially speculated to confronted undefated Shavkat Rakhmonov in the principle occasion of UFC 310, nevertheless an damage pressured him out of the bout, and Rakhmonov himself received injured, resulting in Maddalena stepping in.
Within the co-main occasion, Valentina Shevchenko defends her ladies’s flyweight title in opposition to Manon Fiorot. Already a surefire Corridor of Famer, Shevchenko reclaimed her featherweight title with a dominant resolution win in her trilogy bout with Alexa Grasso at UFC 306. Now “Bullet” begins the second title reign of her illustrious profession in opposition to the surging Fiorot, who has gained seven in a row since becoming a member of the UFC.
Other than the 2 high fights, the UFC additionally revealed the remainder of the UFC 315 fundamental card throughout this previous weekend’s UFC 314 occasion. Within the function bout of the night, featherweight GOAT Jose Aldo takes on rising contender Aiemann Zahabi in a battle of high 15-ranked bantamweights.
Additionally on the principle card, former ladies’s flyweight champion and No. 1-ranked Alexa Grasso returns for the primary time since shedding her title to Shevchenko, when she faces off with No. 5-ranked Natalia Silva. And in the principle card opener, the at all times thrilling Benoit Saint Denis takes on Joel Alvarez.
UFC 315 takes place on Might 10, with the principle card airing stay on ESPN+ pay-per-view.